2020-08-13T10:42:41-05:00 2019-10-31 560571159 BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLP PO BOX 19608 GREENSBORO NC 274199608 990 2018-11-01 561153601 NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL NORT 7046871520 320 EAST 9TH STREET NO 414 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 SHERRY PAULA WATKINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7046871520 2020-07-27 1 JOHN M ROBINSON P01281319 3362944494 2020-07-24 24.172.94.50 2020-07-27 09:20:42 ED P 1D21FA5B73CD84D766F5AF675BC889402DE55F52 80B993B99CFAA9B056E4726C6C501B42064DB53B 2018 2020-09-22 18:59:49Z SHERRY PAULA WATKINS 320 EAST 9TH STREET NO 414 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 1317930 0 X WWW.NCHUMANITIES.ORG X 1980 NC THE NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. 19 19 6 24 0 0 1116998 1235554 0 0 8601 82376 0 0 1125599 1317930 151612 108624 0 0 326891 375936 0 0 97025 478285 473251 956788 957811 168811 360119 2015183 2321817 181537 126426 1833646 2195391 THE NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. 0 0 514179 108624 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FUNDS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS TO PROMOTE FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. 514179 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X X NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL 7046871520 320 E 9TH STREET SUITE 414 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 DR WILLIAM ANDREWS CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCCRACKEN VICE CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 NANCY GUTIERREZ CHAIR ELECT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 HANNAH DELA CRUZ ABRAMS TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 RAHEEM ALEEM TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 LORI ALLOIS TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CARLSON TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 RENEE ALEXANDER CRAFT TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARIAN FRAGOLA TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HALL TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 RYAN HENDERSON TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 QUENTIN JOHNSON TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 MISTY ODELL TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 REBECCA REYES TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 LORNA RICOTTA TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 EDWARD SHEARY TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 RICK THAMES TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 ANN TIPPITT TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL VORHAUS TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WAKEFORD TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 LILIANNA WENDORFF TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 TODD WRIGHT TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 SHERRY PAULA WATKINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 109895 0 21157 109895 0 21157 1 0 0 0 0 1189588 45966 1235554 82376 82376 1317930 0 0 82376 108624 108624 134691 20204 87549 26938 175099 95148 39471 40480 18121 9443 4503 4175 25111 13718 5811 5582 22914 8568 9400 4946 62110 30555 31555 7714 7714 74665 22284 48179 4202 11037 6446 4591 29407 12633 14388 2386 21081 10766 6724 3591 27944 12571 12581 2792 54881 29410 25467 4 23721 9368 14353 5275 5275 4739 208 4431 100 STIPENDS/HONORARIA 50500 50500 PROGRAM EXPENSES 47018 46951 67 MISCELLANEOUS 29547 18050 10269 1228 DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS/LICE 23612 8732 14279 601 957811 514179 346607 97025 299924 163467 743820 1104488 3290 1800 14807 27706 74342 35417 44200 38925 909142 985431 2015183 2321817 59356 45082 122181 81344 181537 126426 X 722120 753291 819969 1150543 291557 291557 1833646 2195391 2015183 2321817 360119 1626 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 988568 1014975 1036217 1116998 1235554 5392312 988568 1014975 1036217 1116998 1235554 5392312 5392312 12500 50225 110945 8601 82376 264647 5656959 0.95320 0.95570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6991 0 1 3000 9991 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: HUMANITIES ON THE HILL, WASHINGTON, DC SPONSORED BY THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS; LOBBYING PORTION OF DUES PAID TO THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS. 291557 291557 291557 291557 291557 291557 291557 291557 303557 12000 291557 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 46766 13716 33050 23051 21701 1350 4525 4525 38925 MUTUAL FUNDS 985431 F 985431 X 1311842 1626 -7714 -6088 1317930 0 1317930 950097 0 950097 7714 7714 957811 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TO ENSURE THAT RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHERS INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS. PART X, LINE 2: IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO EVALUATE ALL TAX POSITIONS TO IDENTIFY ANY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. ALL IDENTIFIED MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ARE ASSESSED AND MEASURED BY A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD TO DETERMINE IF THE TAX POSITION IS UNCERTAIN AND WHAT, IF ANY, THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MAY HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE YEAR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -7,714. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7,714. 1 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE 9201 UNIVERSITY CITY BOULEVARD CHARLOTTE NC 282230001 560791228 501(C)(3) 20000 THIS GRANT SUPPORTS AN OUTDOOR LIVING EXHIBIT TO TELL THE STORY OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH PLANTS CRUCIAL TO ITS DEVELOPMENT. UNCC'S CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW SOUTH AND BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL INTERPRET NORTH CAROLINA'S DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH A HISTORICAL GARDEN TRAIL, ILLUSTRATING HOW PLANTS SPEAK UNIVERSALLY. CROPS WERE BROUGHT HERE BY MANY CULTURES AND HAVE INCREDIBLE STORIES TO TELL. VISITORS WILL LEARN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY HOW PLANTS WERE USED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, WITH EXPERTS HOSTING EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATION. THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CAROLINAS,' PLANTS AND FOODWAYS HAVE BOTH DIVIDED AND BROUGHT TOGETHER CITIZENS. THE CROPS OF THE CAROLINAS CAME HERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BROUGHT BY MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. BY FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURE AND CITIZENSHIP, THE EXHIBIT SPARKS ENGAGEMENT ABOUT BEING A NORTH CAROLINIAN. GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC 130 SUMMIT AVE GREENSBORO NC 27401 560629340 501(C)(3) 20000 THIS GRANT SUPPORTS A YEARLONG INITIATIVE THAT WILL EXPLORE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE SMITHSONIAN'S TRAVELING EXHIBITION, AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: A GREAT LEAP OF FAITH. THIS PROJECT WILL SPARK DISCUSSIONS RELEVANT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR, A CENSUS YEAR, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOOLWORTH SIT-INS. USING LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL HISTORIES WE WILL EXPLORE QUESTIONS LIKE: WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? WHO VOTES AND HOW? HOW HAVE WE USED OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST? WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS? APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY 287 RIVERS STREET BOONE NC 28608 561176030 501(C)(3) 19629 THIS GRANT SUPPORTS A SERIES OF POPULAR EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, FOR THE MIGANT COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS WILL SHARE, EXPLORE, AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER'S MIGRATION EXPERIENCES. PEOPLE'S STORIES ARE EXPRESSIONS OF THEIR LIVES. BY MAKING CONNECTIONS TO OTHERS' STORIES, WE COME CLOSER TO UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY EXPERIENCE THE WORLD AND INCREASE OUR CAPACITY FOR EMPATHY. FOR DECADES, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO NC HAVE HELPED TO BUILD OUR ROADS, GROW OUR FOOD, AND CARE FOR OUR ELDERS, BUT THEIR STORIES AND HUMANITY REMAIN INVISIBLE TO MANY RESIDENTS. BY PROCESSING AND SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ENGAGE IN AN IMPORTANT ACT OF IDENTITY CLAIMING AND CONSTRUCTION; THEY SHAPE THE NARRATIVE THAT GETS TOLD ABOUT THEIR LIVES. THROUGH THIS SHARED DIALOGUE, PARTICIPANTS WILL CREATE SPACES FOR INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION, EMPATHY, AND CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING. FRACTURED ATLAS INC 248 WEST 35TH STREET 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 113451703 501(C)(3) 6000 THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF THE NC BOOK FESTIVAL, NC'S SIGNATURE LITERARY EVENT WHICH PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES ACCESS TO A DIVERSE SLATE OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS. FORMERLY HOSTED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY THE LIBRARIES AT NC STATE, UNC-CH, AND DUKE, THE FESTIVAL WILL NOW TAKE PLACE AT VENUES THROUGHOUT RALEIGH, INCLUDING KINGS, NEPTUNES, HQ RALEIGH, NC STATE UNIVERSITY'S HUNT LIBRARY, QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS, SO & SO BOOKS, AND OTHERS. CO-DIRECTORS JASON JEFFERIES, EVENT COORDINATOR FOR THE MOST RECENT 2014 ITERATION OF THE FESTIVAL, AND CHRIS TONELLI CARRY THE FESTIVAL FORWARD FEBRUARY 21-24 2019. 4 0 PART I, LINE 2: (1)ORGANIZATION HAS A GRANT AWARD LETTER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY THE HEAD OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING THE FUNDS WITH SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE GRANT; (2)A GRANT AWARD BUDGET IS MAILED TO EACH ORGANIZATION SIGNED BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INDICATING THE LINE ITEMS AND OUTRIGHT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THEM. A DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT IS TO BE IDENTIFIED BY EACH ORGANIZATION. THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED AS SPECIFIED ON THE GRANT AWARD BUDGET AND FOR PREPARING A FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT; (3)STAFF AUTHORIZES PAYMENT OF FUNDS WHEN THE SIGNED GRANT AWARD LETTER AND FISCAL AGENT FORM ARE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO US; (4)PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED AND KEPT IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL FILES; (5)REPORTING FORMS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE FISCAL AGENT OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MAILED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE FILLED OUT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN 90 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THEIR PROJECTS TO COMPLETE THAT REPORT. IF DELINQUENT, STAFF FOLLOWS THROUGH TO RECEIVE THE REPORT. (6)AN INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT IS REQUIRED FOR GRANTS OVER $5,000 BEFORE FURTHER PAYMENTS ARE APPROVED; (7)STAFF AUDITS THE REPORT TO MAKE SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THEIR GRANT AS SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT AWARD BUDGET (8)ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ALL RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IN CASE THEY ARE CALLED UPON FOR AN AUDIT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COUNCIL AND STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THE COUNCIL ANY MATERIAL BREACH OR FAILURE OF THE COUNCIL'S INTERNAL CONTROLS, INVESTMENT FUNCTION, AUDITING FUNCTION, ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, OR GOVERNANCE POLICIES OF WHICH THEY HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OR A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH BELIEF. IF A COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE, OR HAS A GOOD FAITH BELIEF, THAT SUCH A BREACH OR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED, OR MAY BE ABOUT TO OCCUR, THE COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER SHOULD REPORT HIS OR HER CONCERN IMMEDIATELY TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE CHAIR, IN THE CASE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, OR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IF A STAFF MEMBER. EXAMPLES OF SUCH MATERIAL BREACHES OR FAILURES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: SUPPLYING FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION IN THE COUNCIL'S FINANCIAL REPORTS, INCLUDING THE TAX RETURN MISUSE OF COUNCIL FUNDS PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO OR WITHHOLDING MATERIAL INFORMATION FROM THE COUNCIL'S AUDITORS VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SELF-DEALING, EMBEZZLEMENT, OR FRAUD IF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER BELIEVES THAT NORMAL CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH A COMMITTEE CHAIR OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE, THE COMPLAINT SHOULD BE REPORTED WITH APPROPRIATE PROMPTNESS TO THE CHAIR. REPORTS SHOULD NORMALLY BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, BUT WILL BE ACCEPTED IF MADE ORALLY. REPORTS SHOULD CONTAIN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CONCERN AND ALLOW AN APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO BEGIN. ALL REPORTS WILL BE RECEIVED AND ACTED UPON IN CONFIDENCE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEED TO GATHER FACTS, CONDUCT AN EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION, AND TAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION DEEMED JUSTIFIED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDED BY AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MAGAZINE, POSTED ON GUIDESTAR, AVAILABLE IN THE RECEPTION AREA OF THE OFFICE, AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.